North London Food & Culture

History

History

The amazing potted history of the Roundhouse

Martin Plaut and Andrew Whitehead on how it all began – and why one woman once drove a cadillac into the auditorium

Culture

Isokon, Belsize Park: watch this 10-minute short film

TV researcher turned film-maker Sarah Higgs has used lockdown to create a fascinating short history of the iconic building

History

The curious tale of Alma Street and Inkerman Conservation Area

It symbolized the ongoing struggle between the more industrial west and what the Victorians called New Kentish Town

History

5 lost Kentish Town pubs

How many of these do you remember?

Eating & Drinking

The fascinating story of the Bull & Last

Owner Joe Swiers on how history and the present collide in this extract from the NW5 gastropub’s new storytelling cookbook

History

Kentishtowner at 10: a decade celebrating hyperlocal

It’s been ten years since our first tentative blogpost. Here’s what happened since

History

Just who was E.J. Evans? The backstory of Tabac

We uncover the tale behind the eye-catching ghost signage at Fortess Road’s cosy wine bar

Eating & Drinking

Six places we miss in Tufnell Park

From Del Parc to Soho Hip, Shoe Shop to Ceremony, how many of these did you frequent?

Books

Take a literary tour of these inspiring local blue plaques

Freelance reporter Jennifer Rigby plots a self-guided north London city hike with a purpose

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